| ACTINOMYCETE | • actinomycete n. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi… • ACTINOMYCETE n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCES. |
| BIOCATALYTIC | • biocatalytic adj. Relating to, or employing biocatalysis. • BIOCATALYTIC adj. of or like a biocatalyst. |
| CHROMATICITY | • chromaticity n. An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance. • CHROMATICITY n. the quality of color characterized by its dominant or complementary wavelength and purity taken together. |
| CITYFICATION | • cityfication n. (Rare) Alternative form of citification. • CITYFICATION n. the act of cityfying, also CITIFICATION. |
| CONTACTUALLY | • CONTACTUAL adv. relating to contact. |
| CONTRACTABLY | • CONTRACTABLE adv. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTIBLE. |
| CONTRACTEDLY | • contractedly adv. In a contracted manner. • CONTRACTED adv. CONTRACT, to decrease in size. |
| CONTRACTIBLY | • CONTRACTIBLE adv. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTABLE. |
| COTTONOCRACY | • cottonocracy n. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War. • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
| CYCLOSTOMATE | • cyclostomate n. (Zoology) Any member of the Cyclostomata class of fish. • CYCLOSTOMATE adj. of or like a cyclostome. |
| NEMATOCYSTIC | • NEMATOCYSTIC adj. of or like a nematocyst, a stinging cell in e.g. a jellyfish. |
| PHAGOCYTOTIC | • phagocytotic adj. Relating to phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOTIC adj. relating to phagocytosis. |
| PHYLLOTACTIC | • phyllotactic adj. Of or pertaining to phyllotaxy. • PHYLLOTACTIC adj. of or relating to phyllotaxis, the arrangement of leaves on the stem, also PHYLLOTACTICAL. |
| SQUATTOCRACY | • squattocracy n. (Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class. • SQUATTOCRACY n. (Australian) the powerful landowning class. |
| SYNDIOTACTIC | • syndiotactic adj. (Chemistry, of a polymer) Having substituents arranged in alternating (rather than random) configuration… • SYNDIOTACTIC adj. of a stereospecific polymer, having alternating stereochemical configurations of the groups on successive carbon atoms in the chain. |
| TECTONICALLY | • tectonically adv. In a tectonic way or manner. • tectonically adv. In a fundamental way. • tectonically adv. (Geology, seismology) Involving tectonic plates. |